New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-30
O'NEIL'S WITNESSES HEARD.
THE MEETING At McLOUGHLINs HOUSE.

The defence In the trial OF Alderman ONe for bribery
in connection with the passage of the Broadway Surface
Company's franchise exploded their much-talkedol
bombshel yesterday morning and presented several wit
nesses who that such meetings OF Aldermen as
Fullgra Duffy and Metz described could possibly
have taken place. The first witness was sLucda FOX
She Is pretty girl. and was neatly dressed In "en
ting dark bodice and brown skirt She entirely
different kind of witness from Katie Metz. but her testl-
mony nearly convincing Katie mad tnat sharp
wit and unerring memory often found in persons who
are ignorant general subjects She could only be con-
IA ed by failure understand what was said Miss Fox
understood well enough but broke down several times
under Examination. On minor points. highly I'M
portan bearing the trustworhness Of her memory
and the witnesses who succeeded her were contra
dictory. Her testimony given as follows:
1s TO the widow Of EG1
o-Di you visit Mrs Mclaughlin during the years 1888
ISIS asSn The ,Gn 18th q,
o.~where do you lve' A..At Northport. L. 7.
you came from Northport to visit Mira McLough
Q-why' A.-Bocause they closed the and went to
Q-The McLoughlin, you meant Ayes sir
9HHo% long did hsy say e,e Aa MEEK Of
Q-When did they get to NOrthpOrti A-About July g.
o-And how long did they stay thero' A-They left in
o~What was the state Of MT McLOughn's health from
October 1888 to October. 1884, A-He was very mser
Miss Fox from The time Won came to S tn. Nc
June 1884 there meeting Of Aldermen held night
Odd hear Of Mr. Mclaughlin eolngto the door'
"a great many people Alderman supposed
o-Wno, for Instance A-Mr Mcdonald Mr.. Cauley, Mr.
Odd any Aldermen CALI Ayes. Alderman Grant.
ca pS@e Anti Mr F sf aSS4 AThe were
three rooos front and back psrioi and hall bedroom
orWas ii possible have held meeting thirteen Alder.
men p the front par.r and you not .o1 A Won him
heIel To the prsoncr-stand up Mr.. oNeil A-No sir;
about y, ir III, PSTS and not
Nj. Mitchell She Is your witness
The animation conducted by Colonel Eel
lows. 1t follows:
o-Have you any difficulty remembering facesi ANo
O. Did you ever that man tpo.ntng to Alderman
MI 81 N, 81 4, M & soo,
G-You nsntioned q man named Cauey visiting Mr
oNo~ was he visitor or an OCCUPANT of the housed
o~And lived with you ain Yes. sir.
Yes. sir.
Colonel Fellows then read from Caueys testimony
McQuades trial the statement that he lived with Mr.
Mclaughlin from October, 1885, to June. 1884 and
cupied the hall bedroom which Miss Fox had just said
she occupied.
Q--Noz. ~ what have just read. he
falsely, didhei
The witness fenced long while with this question ex-
planning that she had the room part OF the time and
Cauley the other part but being pinned down to the
question. she said that Caueys testimony not true
QBut that had part OF the time and he the
O. bid YOU alternate in the use ofiti A.-No, sir.
, was aa AM slept IT. Tho ro%m about
Mrs Mc.ous5n keep o, ssr "a M.v ANG sir
Q-was there q servant when you theroi Ayes
Il
o.-what the Nove servants name A.-Bridget
Odd you begin to the bell you
o.~Alinough there was s'ryant' A.-Yes Sir
Xnd you merely s n H., ,In we, 3, Cara.
6The Democratic Convention then being held
y ne w sSef ses s'isR %erma us at mc1ouen
honsel - there.
o II he swears he falsely does he'll A
falsely too. doesn't hei A-Weii I never saw him
The witness admitted that she occasionally in
the evening and that people might have called when she
snew an the 9,s aa have sfaoH :. to-day
Q.And yet you allowed him 10 be tried convcs' sen
A-N0bo ly sent for
Mrs Mary A. Mclaughlin then Her tesu-
mOny confederation in the main OF what Miss Fox
did Miss Fox from July To Oroher In 1854.
the summer with Mrs. Mclaughlin. She said that while
and husband at Northport he came down IN
the house. This concession admits the possibility 81
Fullgra and pniys story being Tne for all ba The st
Island II may also explain why the Aldermen saw no |
Que at McLoushn's house but hmse so sn =, sad that
lss4 had one IN January VINO ,,oo STAYED a
Mss Fox s said the s' servant m Ct went in Nove
Der, 1888. aud that they thereafter without help
that she herself answered the bell Her husband
had many visitors and some meetings OF the iamnany
District Committee were he'd at the house, hut there
never a meeting OF Aldermen. She that Miss
Fox slept most OF the time in the hall bedroom and
the boarter Canley slept down-ssirs. but sometimes
he slept in the room aud she ON sofa In tbe parlOr
From october to February caulsy slept down salIs
she had kept quiet and gone TO Rockaway while McQnade
except that no one had subppnaed her She dc
MED that Fullgran had been ut the house. despite
that had called week ago at her fathers house.
where she staying and asked her 10 see Mr. Mitchell
down to Lcggett's Hotel Friday night the de-
PENDANTS lawyers They ana not confer as to her tesi-
had met at her house I'm 1884.
Richard j. Sullivan. OF No. 122 West Thirty fourth-st,
was sworn and testified:
tary 1854 OF The Tainmany Hall District Committee OF
tor at his house away saratoga
June In TACT was there every might without an eIcep
meeting OF the Aldermen his house that
Judge Barrett leaned forward in his seat and sterny
said:
Nc ouade trial A.Because did not wish to mir
QWhs sir you part OF tho administration Of Justice
willing convicted as elon when your evil
ed him yet did speak
you wish up it, Al didn't knoF my
dence material.
Q.-You did not A--S0, sir
Didn't you know that Fulgraf and Dufy had |
meeting there during May or Junei AYes
sir. that IN the papers.
A nd you knew not truel Ayes sir KNEW H.
Q-And you all the time In 'his building while he
being tired in that yonder A.-Yos sir.
Judge BariettM stenOgraper have transcript OF this
evidence made Immediately.
Mr. Sullivan left the witness stand crestfallen.
Mr. MitcheL-Your Honor this IL the only reluctant
with whom had 10 contend We have been trying
10 get Loew ana Well have him. too II have 10
attach his person
MT Honor not only clerks OF courts.
but judeea well. have endesvored 10 evale u.s.
Mitchel-And Recorder Smyth Is Of them (Sensa-
other neglect their duty shall
do
Then James II. Cauley was called He said he
clerk the Hudson River Railroads Office in which he
had been employed for six From October 1888 TO
June 1884 he lived with the McLoughins lie had known
ne form nv